mission
[noun]
Synonyms: task, assignment, commission, duty, errand, job, quest, undertaking, vocation

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Related Words: goal, purpose, business, profession, trade

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mis‧sion S3 W2 /ˈmɪʃən/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: missio 'act of sending', from mittere 'to send, throw']

1. AIR FORCE/ARMY ETC an important job that involves travelling somewhere, done by a member of the air force, army etc, or by a spacecraft:
He was sent on over 200 missions before being killed in action.
mission to
the first manned space mission to Mars
US troops taking part in the peacekeeping mission

2. JOB an important job that someone has been given to do, especially when they are sent to another place:
Her mission was to improve staff morale.
on a mission
scientists on a mission to the rainforest, to study possible medicinal uses of plants
rescue/diplomatic/fact-finding etc mission
a group of US congressmen on a fact-finding mission to Northern Ireland

3. DUTY something that you feel you must do because it is your duty Synonym : calling, vocation:
Tom’s mission was to help young people in his local community.
His main mission in life is to earn as much money as possible.

4. PURPOSE the purpose or the most important aim of an organization:
The mission of International House is to enable students of different cultures to live together and build life-long friendships. ⇒ mission statement

5. GOVERNMENT a group of important people who are sent by their government to another country to discuss something or collect information Synonym : delegation:
a British trade mission to Moscow

6. RELIGION
a) religious work that involves going to a foreign country in order to teach people about Christianity or help poor people
b) a building where this kind of work is done, or the people who work there

7. mission accomplished used when you have successfully achieved something that you were trying to do

8. woman/man with a mission someone who is very determined to achieve what they are trying to do – often used humorously

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

mission
noun
I. important task
ADJ. joint a joint Anglo-American mission
secret | dangerous | suicide | fact-finding | reconnaissance | bombing, combat, military | mercy, (search and) rescue | peacekeeping | diplomatic
VERB + MISSION carry out, conduct, go on, undertake | accomplish, complete Our mission accomplished, we headed for home.
dispatch sb on, give, send sb on sending an aid team on a mercy mission to the earthquake zone
abandon, abort (especially of military missions) The captain instructed them to abort the mission.
fly (on) (used of military planes) He flew a total of 41 missions over Britain.
MISSION + VERB end in failure, fail Their mission ended in failure.
be a success, succeed
PREP. on a/the ~ He was often out of the office on various missions.
PHRASES mission impossible Many regard his task as mission impossible.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

mission
II. team sent to perform a task
ADJ. diplomatic, military, trade
VERB + MISSION establish, set up | send
PREP. ~ to The US is sending a trade mission to China.

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mission
III. space journey
ADJ. shuttle, space, spacecraft | manned
VERB + MISSION go on, make He's been on several shuttle missions over the last decade.
abort
MISSION + NOUN control The spacecraft lost contact with mission control.
PREP. on a/the ~ experiments conducted on a space mission
~ to a successful spacecraft mission to Venus

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mission
IV. special aim
VERB + MISSION have He now has a mission in life: to expand the horizons of those around him.
PHRASES a man/woman with a mission You can tell by the determined way he talks that he is a man with a mission.
a sense of mission A powerful sense of mission underpins everything he does.

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mission
V. place where people work to help others
ADJ. Christian
VERB + MISSION establish, found | run
MISSION + NOUN work | hospital, school

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